They’ve duked it out in Whitehaven, at Crump Stadium, at Halle Stadium and at the Liberty Bowl. Though the venue has changed over the years, since 1963 the winner of what is now the Bandmaster’s Championship has earned the coveted title of “baddest marching band in the land.” For nearly…
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Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music alum Dr. Jeffrey Murdock (PhD Music Education, 2015) was awarded the 2021 GRAMMY Music Educator Award during a live stream event held Thursday evening. This award is given annually to an outstanding music educator nominated by other music teachers, school administrators, students, parents or…
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The main stage truss installation at the Scheidt Family Music Center took place earlier this week, bringing the new, $35 Million, Scheidt Family Music Center ever closer to completion. Andrew Parks with the Department of Architecture practices at archimania, a local architecture firm, and is involved as part of the…
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In keeping with its status as an emerging R1 university, the University of Memphis is now the editorial home of the Journal of Arts Entrepreneurship Education (JAEE), a Tier 1 journal with an international profile in the allied fields of arts management, entrepreneurship, and education. Spearheaded by Dr. Josef Hanson,…
5th Annual Memphis International Piano Festival & Competition Concert will kick off this Friday, October 16 and continue through Sunday, October 18, with a virtual collegiate masterclass, awards ceremony and winners’ recital. This event will be livestreamed via Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/event/307776. See below for a full schedule. Friday, October 16th,…
Honey Scheidt, the wife of philanthropist and businessman Rudi E. Scheidt, died on September 11, 2020, at the age of 90. From University of Memphis President M. David Rudd: “The U of M family has lost a beloved friend, advocate and supporter, Honey Scheidt,” University of Memphis President David Rudd…
The Rudi E. Schiedt School of Music will welcome the composer and performer Mario Diaz de Leon for a virtual masterclass via Zoom on Tuesday, September 1 at 4 p.m. Diaz de Leon is an assistant professor of composition with the College of Arts & Letters at the Stevens Institute…
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The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music will host the 5th Annual Memphis International Piano Festival and Competition in a fully virtual format on October 16-18. This year’s Annual Memphis International Piano Festival and Competition is comprised of a piano competition for ages 4-19 featuring cash prizes, a virtual collegiate…
Big things are happening for the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music today as construction fencing goes up around the future site of the Scheidt Family Music Center.
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Dr. Kyle Ferrill, associate professor of voice with the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, launched The Balanced Singer Podcast earlier this summer. The podcast, which promises to bring insights from yoga, meditation, Buddhism, habit formation and more to the practices of singing and the teaching of singing, grew as…
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